diff --git a/libraries/render-utils/src/DebugDeferredBuffer.cpp b/libraries/render-utils/src/DebugDeferredBuffer.cpp
index 0e61b36280..848c10597a 100644
--- a/libraries/render-utils/src/DebugDeferredBuffer.cpp
+++ b/libraries/render-utils/src/DebugDeferredBuffer.cpp
@@ -220,9 +220,7 @@ static const std::string DEFAULT_DEBUG_SCATTERING_SHADER{
 
 static const std::string DEFAULT_AMBIENT_OCCLUSION_SHADER{
     "vec4 getFragmentColor() {"
-    "    return vec4(vec3(texture(obscuranceMap, uv).x), 1.0);"
-    // When drawing color "    return vec4(vec3(texture(debugTexture0, uv).xyz), 1.0);"
-    // when drawing normal"    return vec4(normalize(texture(debugTexture0, uv).xyz * 2.0 - vec3(1.0)), 1.0);"
+    "    return vec4(vec3(texture(debugTexture0, uv).x), 1.0);"
     " }"
 };
 static const std::string DEFAULT_AMBIENT_OCCLUSION_BLURRED_SHADER{
diff --git a/libraries/render-utils/src/ssao.slh b/libraries/render-utils/src/ssao.slh
index 89aa220e72..da8466ccdb 100644
--- a/libraries/render-utils/src/ssao.slh
+++ b/libraries/render-utils/src/ssao.slh
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 <@if not SSAO_SLH@>
 <@def SSAO_SLH@>
 
-#define SSAO_USE_HORIZON_BASED	1
+#define SSAO_USE_HORIZON_BASED	0
 
 <@include render-utils/ShaderConstants.h@>